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Theranostics 2023; 13(9):2946-2961. doi:10.7150/thno.82889 This issue Cite

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Chemogenetic activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway improves cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide -induced brain injury

Chenglong Ge1,2,3, Wei Chen1,2,3, Lina Zhang1,2,3, Yuhang Ai1,2,3, Yu Zou4, Qianyi Peng1,2,3✉

1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China, 410008.
2. National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Changsha, Hunan Province, China, 410008.
3. Hunan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China, 410008.
4. Department of Anesthesia, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China, 410008.

✉ Corresponding author: Qianyi Peng. Email: PQYicuedu.cn or 405905edu.cnTel: +8615974252010 (Mobile). Fax: +86073184327074. Address: No. 87 Xiang-Ya Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Code: 410008.

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Ge C, Chen W, Zhang L, Ai Y, Zou Y, Peng Q. Chemogenetic activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway improves cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide -induced brain injury. Theranostics 2023; 13(9):2946-2961. doi:10.7150/thno.82889. https://www.thno.org/v13p2946.htm
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Rationale: Although sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a common psychiatric complication in septic patients, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we explored the role of the hippocampus (HPC) - medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) pathway in cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide-induced brain injury.

Methods: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 5 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) was used to induce an animal model of SAE. We first identified neural projections from the HPC to the mPFC via a retrograde tracer and virus expression. The activation viruses (pAAV-CaMKIIα-hM3Dq-mCherry) were injected to assess the effects of specific activation of mPFC excitatory neurons on cognitive tasks and anxiety-related behaviors in the presence of clozapine-N-oxide (CNO). Activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway was evaluated via immunofluorescence staining of c-Fos-positive neurons in mPFC. Western blotting was performed to determine protein levels of synapse- associated factors.

Results: We successfully identified a structural HPC-mPFC connection in C57BL/6 mice. LPS-induced sepsis induces cognitive impairment and anxiety-like behaviors. Chemogenetic activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway improved LPS-induced cognitive dysfunction but not anxiety-like behavior. Inhibition of glutamate receptors abolished the effects of HPC-mPFC activation and blocked activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway. The glutamate receptor-mediated CaMKII/CREB/BDNF/TrKB signaling pathway influenced the role of the HPC-mPFC pathway in sepsis-induced cognitive dysfunction.

Conclusions: HPC-mPFC pathway plays an important role in cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide-induced brain injury. Specifically, the glutamate receptor-mediated downstream signaling appears to be an important molecular mechanism linking the HPC-mPFC pathway with cognitive dysfunction in SAE.

Keywords: Cognitive dysfunction, Hippocampus, Medial prefrontal cortex, Sepsis-associated encephalopathy, Lipopolysaccharide

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Ge, C., Chen, W., Zhang, L., Ai, Y., Zou, Y., Peng, Q. (2023). Chemogenetic activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway improves cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide -induced brain injury. Theranostics, 13(9), 2946-2961. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.82889.

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Ge, C.; Chen, W.; Zhang, L.; Ai, Y.; Zou, Y.; Peng, Q. Chemogenetic activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway improves cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide -induced brain injury. Theranostics 2023, 13 (9), 2946-2961. DOI: 10.7150/thno.82889.

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Ge C, Chen W, Zhang L, Ai Y, Zou Y, Peng Q. Chemogenetic activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway improves cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide -induced brain injury. Theranostics 2023; 13(9):2946-2961. doi:10.7150/thno.82889. https://www.thno.org/v13p2946.htm

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Ge C, Chen W, Zhang L, Ai Y, Zou Y, Peng Q. 2023. Chemogenetic activation of the HPC-mPFC pathway improves cognitive dysfunction in lipopolysaccharide -induced brain injury. Theranostics. 13(9):2946-2961.

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